# Tella vs Descript

> Tella matches Descript's AI editing, then adds a proper sharing platform: instant links, embedded players, richer analytics, and CTAs Descript doesn't offer.

Descript is a powerful editor with transcript-based editing, AI audio enhancement, filler and silence removal, and 4K export. Its share pages are basic — no custom domain, no password protection, no CTAs, and analytics stop at total views.

Tella matches Descript's AI editing and adds a proper sharing platform: password protection, domain restriction, custom branding, CTAs, embedded players, and richer analytics — plus a Chrome extension Descript doesn't have.

## Feature comparison

### Recording

| Feature | Tella | Descript |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Screen recording | ✓ | ✓ |
| Webcam recording | ✓ | ✓ |
| Microphone recording | ✓ | ✓ |
| System audio recording | ✓ | ✓ |
| Teleprompter | ✓ | ✓ |
| Recording resolution | Up to 4K | Up to 4K (beta) |
| Recording length | 6 hours | Limited by monthly media minutes (60 min free, up to 40 hrs Business) |
| Transcription | 106 languages | ✓ |

### Editing

| Feature | Tella | Descript |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Timeline editing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Transcript editing | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI mistakes finder | ✓ | ✓ |
| Buffer removal | ✓ | ✓ |
| Silence removal | ✓ | ✓ |
| Filler word removal | ✓ | ✓ |
| Layout editing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auto Layouts | ✓ | ✓ |
| Zoom effects | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auto Zoom | ✓ | ✓ |
| Blur | ✓ | ✓ |
| Highlight | ✓ | ✓ |
| Backgrounds | ✓ | ✓ |
| Borders | ✓ | ✓ |
| Subtitle editing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Subtitle styling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Screen cropping | ✓ | ✓ |
| Camera reframing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audio level editing | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI audio enhancement | ✓ | ✓ |
| Background music | ✓ | ✓ |
| Adjust canvas size | ✓ | ✓ |
| Logo overlay | ✓ | ✓ |

### Sharing & storage

| Feature | Tella | Descript |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Video expiry | Unlimited | — |
| Video hosting | ✓ | ✓ |
| Embedded player | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom branding | ✓ | Paid only |
| Custom domain | ✓ (Premium plan and above) | — |
| Password protection | ✓ | — |
| Domain restriction | ✓ (Premium plan and above) | Enterprise only |
| White-label | ✓ (Premium plan and above) | — |
| Title & description | ✓ | ✓ |
| Video chapters | ✓ | ✓ |
| Comments | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reactions | ✓ | — |
| Call-to-action buttons | ✓ | — |
| Playback speed control | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI document generation | ✓ | ✓ |

### Download

| Feature | Tella | Descript |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Video export | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audio export | ✓ | ✓ |
| Separate clips export | ✓ | ✓ |
| Raw recordings export | ✓ | ✓ |
| Thumbnail export | ✓ | ✓ |
| Subtitles export | ✓ | ✓ |
| Playback speed & timelapse | ✓ | ✓ |
| 4K | ✓ | Paid only |
| 60 FPS | ✓ | ✓ |

### Analytics

| Feature | Tella | Descript |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Total views | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unique viewers | ✓ | — |
| Watch time | ✓ | — |
| Engagement | ✓ | — |
| Conversion funnels | ✓ | — |
| Individual viewers | ✓ | — |
| Traffic sources | ✓ | — |
| Viewer locations | ✓ | — |
| History | All time | — |

### Organization & collaboration

| Feature | Tella | Descript |
| --- | --- | --- |
| User management | ✓ | Paid only |
| Personal playlists | ✓ | ✓ |
| Shared playlists | ✓ | ✓ |
| Team playlists | ✓ | ✓ |
| Public playlists | ✓ | — |

### Apps & integrations

| Feature | Tella | Descript |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Native macOS recorder | ✓ | ✓ |
| Native Windows recorder | ✓ | ✓ |
| Chrome extension | ✓ | — |
| Slack integration | ✓ | — |
| Notion integration | ✓ | — |
| Linear integration | ✓ | ✓ |

### Support & security

| Feature | Tella | Descript |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Email support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Priority support | ✓ (Premium plan and above) | Paid only |
| Shared Slack channel | ✓ (Enterprise plan only) | Enterprise only |
| SSO / SAML | ✓ (Enterprise plan only) | Enterprise only |
| SCIM | ✓ (Enterprise plan only) | Enterprise only |
| Loom migration tool | ✓ | — |
| Batch import tool | ✓ | — |

### Plans & pricing

| | Tella | Descript |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free plan available | Yes, forever free | ✓ |
| Entry paid price | From $13/mo (Pro, annual) | $16/mo |
| Top tier price | Custom (Enterprise) | Custom |
| Billing cadence | Monthly or annual | Monthly |

## Sources

- [Homepage](https://www.descript.com/)
- [Pricing](https://www.descript.com/pricing)
- [Screen recording](https://www.descript.com/screen-recording)
- [Teleprompter](https://www.descript.com/tools/teleprompter)
- [Automatic multicam](https://help.descript.com/hc/en-us/articles/28736507904525-Automatic-multicam)
- [Custom branding](https://help.descript.com/hc/en-us/articles/10624432529165-Custom-branding)
- [Enterprise plan](https://help.descript.com/hc/en-us/articles/10255865751181-Enterprise-plan)
- [4K recording (beta)](https://help.descript.com/hc/en-us/articles/23104896338701-4K-HD-Recording-beta-Best-Practices-and-Limitations)
- [Published share page](https://help.descript.com/hc/en-us/articles/15210580318349-View-share-and-manage-a-published-share-page)
- [Changelog](https://descript.canny.io/changelog)
- [Security](https://www.descript.com/security)

## Try Tella

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